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<h2>Personal Biography</h2>
<p><a href="/Features/People/Cherie-Blair.asp">Cherie Blair</a> is his wife. Tony revealed Cherie has driven him to <a href="/Intl/2009/August/29/Tony-Blair-conversion-25668.asp">conversion to Catholicism</a>.</p>
<h2>Professional Biography</h2>
<p>Blair is considered as the highest paid speaker in the world. He charges <a href="/Intl/2008/October/29/Tony-Blair-lectures-71366.asp">2.5 lakh dlrs per 90 minutes</a> lecture and is believed to have earned 12 million pounds in one year of leaving the 10 Downing Street.</p>
<p>In September 2009, he said <a href="/Features/Environment/Global-warming.asp">climate change</a> fight can create millions of jobs.</p>
<h3>As Prime Minister</h3>
<h3>British Mission in Iraq</h3>
<p>Critics say <a href="/Intl/2009/November/22/Blair-failed-40801.asp" title="How Blairs lie led to failed British mission in Iraq">Blair misled the nation</a> by claiming that Britains objective was disarmament, not regime change and that concealment constrained the planning process for the military action, according to secret government reports.</p>
<h3>Comments / Negative criticism</h3><ul>
<li>August 08: <a href="/Entertainment/2008/August/26-Julia-Roberts-60713.asp">Worst Fake Smile</a>, poll conducted by online bank Smile</li>
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<h3>Other Professional Information</h3><ul>
<li>In January 2010, Tony Blair secured a <a href="/Intl/2010/January/26/Tony-Blair-secures-52601.asp" title="Tony Blair secures 2,000-pounds-a-minute speech deal with London hedge fund">2,000-pounds-a-minute deal</a> as a paid speaker with London-based hedge fund, Lansdowne Partners.</li>
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<h2>Tony Blair in news</h2>
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